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My name is Maaike and I design creation.

I grew up in the Netherlands. For my Psychology study I moved to Amsterdam and lived there for 11 years. In the Summer of 2011 my newly wedded husband and I were ready for a new adventure and moved to Toronto, Canada for two years. We moved back to The Netherlands in the Summer of 2013 and are now living in the South of the country with our Canadian chocolate Labrador Floyd.

Encouraged by another family member I
started this blog in 2010 to keep track of my creJJtions, share my creative adventures with like minded people and exchange inspirations.

This blog and the motivating positive reactions I get, really set me off to incorporate creativity and photography into my daily life.
It brings me joy every day and I cannot imagine
living without it anymore! Who would have thought that a little blog I started on a rainy Fall day in Amsterdam, could lead me to this world of joy and wonder?!

On this blog you will find mainly pictures of the creations I make, as well as patterns of my crochet work. I love to create different color schemes and find yarn, fabric and paper my favorite materials to work with. Whenever I travel my camera goes with me and my eye for color comes along. I translate the things I see into creJJtions and feature them on this blog.

About the name creJJtion: my younger brother used to call me JJ when we were younger and that name stayed with me in family circle. JJ in Dutch is pronounced like 'yay-yay', so that being my name and I love to create, makes creJJtion.

I hope you enjoy the creative journey with me!

If you have any further questions about creJJtion, please feel free to contact me through maaike@crejjtion.com

I'm so pleased I found your blog a few months ago. Your projects are all so beautifully photographed and inspiring. I've started making a hexagon blanket using your tutorial so thank you for that. I wrote a little post about it the other day on my blog.Looking forward to reading more over the coming months.Nicola